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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

The Night Circus

A Novel

by Erin Morgenstern
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  • First Published:
  • Sep 13, 2011, 400 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Jul 2012, 400 pages
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  • Margaret (VT)
    Totally and completely entranced
    Simply put, you couldn't possibly not want to visit the Night Circus. I was utterly besotted by this book. It twists. It turns. It demands attention be paid to the timeline. I felt aggrieved at having to close "The Night Circus" and periodically return to my everyday world. It is now the top title on my gift-giving list.
  • Shirley F. (Franksville, WI)
    Fantastic Circus
    This book will be a hit! It contains everything that could be imagined to carry it on a magical, fantastic journey including a love interest, a fantastic competition, beautiful women and mysterious men. Altho it is not my favorite genre, I loved the story of the competition and the author created many beautiful, magical tents that I wanted to visit. The only problem that I had was the jumping around of dates - I had to keep returning to the chapter pages to see where we were in time. The fantasy tents were certainly wonders to behold and the author found the right words to convey the aura and magic of the Night Curcus. I'd visit in a minute!
  • Karen J. (Bremerton, WA)
    Too much icing; not enough cake.
    Too much icing; not enough cake

    I was looking forward to this book so perhaps my expectations were too high. No question about it, the story is unusual and the author has done a magnificent job of building an atmosphere full of nuance, allusions and magic yet although the imagery is exquisitely poetic, for me the plot upon which it hangs wasn’t muscular enough to support it. The characters never engaged me and the story line, although intriguingly packaged, was ultimately disappointing. This might be of interest for a book club because the story is unusual but beyond that I see little fodder for discussion.

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